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Last Updated: Thursday, 3 June, 2004, 23:32 GMT 00:32 UK
In Pictures: Visions of Freedom
A domestic violence survivor uses street graffiti for her message
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Survivors of domestic violence have used a Polaroid camera and hard-hitting captions to create an exhibition promoting a national freephone helpline number to other women.
Faded flowers and colourful blooms
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Some of the women juxtapose two photographs to show how their life seemed before and after escaping an abusive relationship.
China arranged on a mantelpiece
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Caption: "Obsession and control. Everything symbolises 'The Old Order'. No more living with being controlled. Everything symbolises 'The New Order'."
A rainbow-coloured lantern
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Caption: "Life devoid of colour. Life is now a rainbow of colour."
A first aid kit and a handbag
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Caption: "I don't have to carry this as my handbag any more. A normal girl's handbag. I can now carry this without plasters and painkillers inside."
A red traffic light
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Caption: "How many times was I going to have to tell him to stop?"
People's shadows on a pavement
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Caption: "A cry for help."
Make-up and toiletries on a dressing table
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Caption: "Covering up."
A dark sky and light on water
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People will be able to see the exhibition as it travels from London to Birmingham, Newcastle, Liverpool and Leeds over the next month.





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